United States Launches World's Biggest Fighter Arizona
The battleship Arizona, sister ship to the Pennsylvania, slid into the water at the Brooklyn Navy Yard amid a holiday throng. Governor Hunt and sponsor Esther Ross witnessed the champagne and water christening as Secretary Daniels and Admiral Fletcher attended the launch.
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Arizona
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Pennsylvania
Newport News
Esther Ross
Prescott
Ariz
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Manhattan
East River
Atwood
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
United States Navy
Yok Navy Yard
W. P. Hunt
Roosevelt Dam
Governor Hunt
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Daniels
Fletcher
Atlantic Fleet
Wood
Army
Navy
Congress
Nathaniel Usher
Hunt
Becker to Seek Clemency as Counsel Visits Him
Charles Becker, condemned to die for Herman Rosenthal’s murder, was visited in Sing Sing by his New York lawyer Martin T. Manton. They discussed an appeal for clemency to Governor Whitman, viewed as Becker’s best chance after the court of appeals refused a reargument on his second conviction.
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Ossining
N. Y
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Sing Sing
Death House
Martin T. Manton
New York
Manton
Becker
Whitman
Court of Appeals
Smallpox Denial in German Detention Camp Report
British dispatch from Berlin cites American inspectors denying smallpox in the Ruhleben detention camp near Berlin. They confirm no smallpox cases but report a number of measles infections among detainees observed by U S representatives during regular inspections.
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Berlin
London
Lenglish
Iee
Ruhieben
Farmers Report Thefts of Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Miss June 19. Back Bay citizens claim the board of mayor and aldermen aid in wholesale thefts of hogs sheep and cattle. They say hogs are killed and brought to Biloxi for sale. A committee was appointed to investigate and cooperate with Back Bay citizens.
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Miss
Back’ Bay
Biloxi
Back Bay
Feagin Completes Washington County Site Inspection Trip
State Superintendent of Education Wm. F. Feagin returned from Washington County after touring sites offered for the county high school. He was accompanied by State Auditor M. C. Allgood. They visited Carson Leroy Healing Springs Chatom Vinegar Bend and surrounding towns.
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Montgomery
Wm. F. Feagin
Washington County
Large foreign order of crossties shipped via Mobile corridor
The George W. Phalin Lumber Company secured a contract for a million and a half white oak and post oak crossties to be shipped by barge to Mobile and loaded on ocean vessels for a foreign destination. Captain Josh Baker will deliver ties in Mobile, towing 12 000 per trip down the river. Alabama lumber firms report increased interior demand as the Jackson Tinner Lumber Company wins 550 000 feet of 112 inch flooring from Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
George. W. Phalin Lumber Company
Mobile
Josh Baker
The
Swan
Alabama
Jackson-Tinner Lumber Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Jackson- Tinner Lumber Company
Wreck Tied to Robbery Plot Admitting Plot Involved
Amos Smith and Archie Lee confess in Birmingham that the June 10 Seaboard Air Line wreck near Weems Alabama was deliberate derailing to loot the baggage car and rob passengers. They name Shan Henry as the scheme’s engineer. The trio are jailed on murder charges after the crash killed the engine and fireman and injured ten others.
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Birmingham
Ala
Seaboard Air Line
Weems
Amos Smith
Archie Lee
Egan
Smith
Lee
Shan Henry
Mississippi Convict Captured in Mobile
At night, Jim Dandridge of Charc was jailed by Deputy H. M. Cochran for escaping a six month hard labor sentence in Quitman Mississippi for violating the prohibition law. He had served three months before his escape. The arrest followed a request from Mississippi authorities to Sheriff W. H. Holcombe.
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Jim Dandridge
Charc
H. M. Cochran
Quitman
Miss
Mississippi
W. H .Holcombe
Dandridge
Weekend Weather Outlook for Deep South States
Alabama and Mississippi forecast fair skies tonight and Sunday. Light southwest winds accompany mild temperatures with little change.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Suits Against Banks in Lacy Case Set for Trial
In Montgomery Alabama Judge Gaston Gunter held a final hearing on pleadings in lawsuits tied to the Theo Lacy defalcation. The cases total claims of 206,900 dollars across banks in Montgomery Birmingham and Centerville. All suits are scheduled for next Monday with the Montgomery Savings Bank case claiming 119,000 dollars.
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Lacy
Montgomery
Ala
Theo Lacy
Gaston Gunter
Birmlingham
Centerville
Montgomery Savings Bank
Ohio farmer murders daughter and wife then kills self
Upper Sandusky Ohio June 19 Harvey O Dysinger a 40 year old farmer shot and fatally injured his wife killed his daughter Esther 15 wounded son Herbert 16 and killed himself after a brief struggle The youngest boy Kenneth 11 escaped and was saved by a neighbor before the shooting ended
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Ohio
Upper Sandusky
Harvey O. Dysinger
Esther
Herbert
Forest
Kenneth
Dysinger
City Court Grand Jury Recommends Higher Juror Pay
The Mobile City Court June term grand jury, after twelve days, returns 80 true bills and urges raising juror pay from 1 to 2 dollars daily for city jurors and 2 to 3 dollars for county jurors. They also seek abolition of Mobile’s justice of the peace system and report on jail, poor asylum, schools, and other county conditions.
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Grand Jury
Mobile County
County of
Mobile
Holcombe
County Poor Asylum
Board of County Commissioners
A. F. Owens Colored School
City Court of
Oliver J. Semmes
Moe
Probate Court
King Constantine Shows Steady Postop Improvement
A bulletin from Athens to the Greek legation in Washington reports King Constantine is slowly improving after a second operation. The telegram marks the first positive update since the recent surgery.
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Washington
Constantine
Athens
Three Benedictine Nephews Serve With Italian Forces
Rome June 19 report from Paris states three nephews of Pope Benedict XVI, sons of his sister, are serving at the front with the Italian army. Another nephew, son of Admiral Della Chiesa, awaiting rejoining the artillery regiment was received today by the pope.
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Paris
Pope Benedict
Admiral Della Chiesa
Artillry
Leased Wire Briefs Highlight U S and World News
President Wilson selects Robert E. Latimer for Port Arthur customs post. Georgia’s Slaton delays leadoff on Leo Frank commutation, likely to Monday. Pope Benedict appoints Rev. A J Schuler bishop of El Paso. Nordhavel cargo raised in prize court after Danish voyage. New York to issue 71.9 million in city bonds June 29. Ailsa sunk by U-boat. crew saved. Los Angeles reelects Doty as police commission president. Ottawa to host next convention. Rome notes Austrian destruction methods. London reports Nordhavel and Ailsa incidents. war note cites Austria. Detroit area hotel victim of major loss. Ark tourists in hotel blaze. Washington approves reduced-rate car shipments tied to state agr icultural colleges event.
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Wilson
Robert E. Latimer
Port Arthur
Texas
Atlanta
Covernor Slaton
Leo M. Frank
Rome
Pope Benedict
A. J. Schuler
Sacred Heart and
Loyola Chapel
Denver
Cal
el Paso
Tex
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Nordhavel
Baltimore
Copenhagen
Kirkwell
New York
New York City
Ailsa
Leith
Scotland
Los Angeles
F. E. Doty
Ottawa
War Office
David Thomas
Xchange Telegraph Company
David Lloyd George
United States
Canada
Bara Ae
Morgan loses control of Equitable Life to Du Pont
Control of the Equitable Life Insurance Society shifts from the Morgan estate to General Coleman Du Pont. The price for Morgan interests is not disclosed, but believed to be about 3.5 million dollars, roughly one million more than J Pierpont Morgan paid in 1909 to gain control from Thomas Fortune Ryan.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
J. P. Morgan
Coleman du Pont
Morgan
Equitable
J. Pierpont Morgan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
New York
Major minor leagues consider salary cuts and shortened season
Radical proponents among top minor league magnates plotted a joint move to cut salaries and possibly shrink the playing schedule for this year The plan would involve the five major minor leagues the International League Southern Association Pacific Coast League Western League and American Association President Covington denied knowledge of the plan saying some leaders favor delaying action while others expect weather and interest to rebound.
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Chicago
International League
Southern Association
Pacific Coast League
Western League
American Association
Covington
American League
Open-Air Concert Draws Large Bienville Square Crowd
Attendance at Friday night open-air concert in Bienville Square drew a large crowd. Drago's band performed under the Chamber of Commerce committee with a program by Prof. Dan Drago, and the weather was favorable.
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Bienville Square
Drago
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Dan Drago
Cruiser North Carolina Returns Hidden Dardanelles Tales
The cruiser North Carolina has returned home after ten months of foreign service. Officers and men report heavy Allied losses at the Dardanelles and crowded hospitals at Alexandria. Wounded say Australian troops suffered greatly during landings under Turkish fire.
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Boston
North Carolina
Dardanelles
Alexandria
German admiralty confirms U-29 sunk by British tank steamer
The German overseas agency reports that submarine U-29 was destroyed by a British tank steamer flying a Swedish flag. German newspapers claim the incident shows flag abuse by neutral ships and justify German subs sinking such vessels to protect their own safety.
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le Berlin
Sayville Wireless
Overseas Agency
Birmingham license collector testifies no commissions from Purifoy
A C Alford of Birmingham, license collector for the state motor vehicle department, told the legislative investigating committee that he had received no commissions from Judge Purifoy, secretary of state. He provided a list of licenses collected while an auditor reviews state vehicle department accounts.
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Alford
Birmingham
State Motor Vehicle Department
Legislative Investigating Committee
German Policy Deliberations Over U S Submarine Reply
Dr Anton Meyer Gerhard reported to German officials on American public opinion and Wilson's stance ahead of the German reply on submarine warfare. Berlin officials expect up to ten days for the reply and plan extended foreign office and naval consultations to decide between an interim note or a definite rejoinder. The report emphasizes American unity behind guarantees against a Lusitania recurrence and broad anti war sentiment. The piece also notes press debate in Berlin on responsibility for a Hague motion and rising Swedish anger at German attacks on neutral shipping.
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London
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
von Jagow
Alfred Zimmerman
Count Gelas
Foreign Office
United States
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Kaiser
Meyer-Gerhard
Germany
Count Bernstorff
William
Ministry of Marine
Naval General
Gerhard
Wilson
Lusitania
Kalau von Hofe
Eugene Zimmerman
Lokal Anzieger
England
France
Reuter
Stockholm
Storsten
Farmers of South urged to grow more hay on farms
The agriculture department urges Southern farmers to boost hay production to reduce imports of 1.36 million tons valued at 17.6 million dollars. It cites grasses such as Bermuda and Johnson grass and mixtures like Arlington on uplands as suitable for marketable hay across the region.
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South
Washington
Agricultural Department
Mississippi Valley
Arlington
Kaiser Letter Hints at Early Peace From War’s End
Paris June 19 Extracts from a letter said to be from Emperor William to a Bavarian court connection and published in Spain are cited by Le Matin. The emperor says the aim is peace profitable for the German states and that what cannot be achieved today will be achieved later.
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Kaiser
Paris
William
Spain
Italians Gain Ground as War Fronts Shift
Reports from Petrograd Berlin and Rome describe Russian withdrawals near Grodek and Lembo while Italian forces press toward the Austrian lines around the Isonzo front. Allied air raids on Brussels and shipping losses accompany a day of fluid battlefield claims and strategic moves across Galicia and Flanders.
Nashville Officials Plead Not Guilty and Are Bound Over
In Nashville on June 19, Commissioner Lyle Andrews and City Comptroller R. Miles faced preliminary trial on warrants from Mayor H. B. Howze accusing them of taking or destroying important city revenue office books. They pled not guilty and were bound over to the criminal court after waiving examination.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lyle Andrews
R. Miles
H. B. Howze
City Revenue Office
Criminal Court
Rat Proofing Necessary as Fire Proofing
San Francisco June 19 Rat proofing of buildings is as necessary as fire proofing, said B J Lloyd surgeon in the United States health service at the Pan Am Medical Congress. He estimated rats annually consume foodstuffs worth 100 million dollars in the United States.
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San Francisco
B. J. Lloyd
United States Health Service
Destroyer Jouett Reaches 32.7 Knots in Sea Test
The destroyer Jouett attained 32.7 knots aboard a two hour sea test, beating its 30 knot contract requirement. The vessel is ordered to New York for neutrality duty.
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Norfolk
Jouett
Lost and found notices mix of items scattered
Lost items include a Nickeled automobile hub cap found on Spring Hill Ave. Owners may claim at the office. A small bunch of keys is lost with a reward for J. B. Oliver at Room 2, 741-2 St. Francis St. Mobile. A black purse with bank and receipts was lost downtown at night and should be returned to 247 Spring Fire 6:1. A Collie dog is found and the owner should prove ownership and pay charges to Mr. Smith, Francis.
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Spring Hill Ave
J. B. Oliver
St. Francis St
Mobile
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